Career change business and law to engineering

Are 29 year olds likely to be successful in acquiring an offer for degree apprenticeships in engineering?

I have looked at Airbus and MBDA as my top choices to apply to.

I’m looking to go back to college after graduating with first class honours in business management, a distinction in a postgraduate diploma in law, and will have a distinction in computer science MSc.

I’d like to become a Mechatronics Engineer and have been self teaching. I love physics and mechanics and I want to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering as a Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma whilst working.

My worry is once I finish the diploma, will my age be against me as I will have just turned 29 when I complete the course.

Any advice or insight in to engineering degree apprenticeships would be amazing, specifically around AirBus, MBDA, AWE or Rolls Royce?

Reply 1

mnot

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Original post by Maturestudent297

The degree apprenticeship routes are ok - but they do somewhat pigeon hole your options as an engineer, more to the technology integration & support rather then innovation roles. But going the conventional route gives you no guarantee of a role in that side of technology readiness either.

the BTEC path is not sufficient for enrolment onto most engineering degrees unless you have A-level maths as well. Not sure on degree apprenticeship - maybe fine for that pathway.

I don’t think age is an issue - companies care more for competence then age (ultimately people can leave after 2-3 years anyway).